When most people think about physical fitness training, they picture a 60-minute block of structured exercise: changing into workout clothing, warming up, lifting weights, or conducting a cardio ...

When firefighters age, their speed and functional abilities decline. However, not all aging is equal, and not all decline is linear. Many U.S. fire departments are ill-equipped to support firefighters ...

If your back is bothering you right now, or has at any point, you’re not alone. Low back pain is one of the most common injuries in the fire service (1, 2), and it’s extremely prevalent in the ...

After 15 weeks of meticulous training, firefighters from 14 departments across New York State have now graduated from the ...

Firefighter drills on the apparatus floor helps members, but real learning only takes place during hands-on evolutions. When firefighters are schooled on the technical details of a tool or piece of ...

The Twin Cities Female Firefighter Fitness program, or TCF 3, is helping women prepare for careers in the fire service by training them to meet the physical fitness requirements. Twice a month, women ...